Inflexion Point

While still at university, Eric Everard was already juggling three businesses, studying hard, and even learning Mandarin — a true display of entrepreneurial drive. Shortly after graduating, he launched yet another venture: the beginnings of what would become Easyfairs. Fast forward two decades, and Easyfairs has evolved into a global events powerhouse.

In this episode, Eric shares the Easyfairs journey, including how he sold the bu...

From full-page newspaper ads in the 1980s to today’s cutting-edge, data-driven talent platform, YER has transformed into a leading European specialist recruitment agency. Over the decades, the company has navigated major industry shifts, weathered the financial crisis, adopted a secondment model, and expanded across Europe through strategic acquisitions, all while maintaining a strong focus on vision, leadership and adaptability.

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A true entrepreneur, Mark Neale always knew he wanted to build his own business. After a few early ventures in retail, he founded Mountain Warehouse in 1997. From opening the first store in Swindon almost 30 years ago, Mark has led the company through nearly three decades of change - navigating the rise of e-commerce, international expansion and the unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic. In this episode of Inflexion Point, ...

Ocorian, a leading corporate, fund, and trust administration business, has undergone a remarkable transformation since partnering with Inflexion in 2016. In this episode of Inflexion Point, Ocorian CEO Chantal Free and Inflexion’s Managing Partner Flor Kassai delve into the combination of organic and inorganic growth that has fuelled Ocorian’s success, including a strategy-led M&A programme and the transformational acquisition ...

Alex Dacre is Founder of Marlowe plc and CEO of Inflexion carved-out GRC, a leading governance, risk, and compliance tech-enabled services and software business. In this episode, Tim speaks with Alex and Inflexion Partner Isabelle Pagnotta about how Alex identified a significant gap in the regulatory market, the pivotal role of taking GRC private in scaling the business and what the future holds and the opportunities presented by A...

dss+ is a global business headquartered in Switzerland that supports clients to reduce risk, transform culture, maximise impact and improve sustainability by operating more responsibly. In the first episode of the second series of Inflexion point, Tim Smallbone speaks with Davide Vassallo, dss+ CEO, and Inflexion Partner and Head of Business Services, Isabelle Pagnotta, about the key to making an impact and how that can ultimately ...

Now celebrating its 31st year, Aspen has grown from a small, local manufacturer of condensate removal pumps, to a company with close to 400 employees worldwide and selling to over 100 countries. In this episode, Tim and CEO Adrian Thompson delve into the importance of having a high-quality and reliable product, the challenges and opportunities of international expansion, lessons learnt from ownership changes, wh...

Xtrac is recognised as the world's leading designer and manufacturer of transmission systems, and its impressive client base includes virtually all of the world's top motorsport teams. In this episode, Xtrac CEO Adrian Moore speaks to Tim Smallbone about the transformation he has seen the business go through since he joined in 1992, in particular the recent shift to more focus on hybrid and electric vehicles, building their new man...

Radius has grown from one man in an office above a hairdressers near Crewe, to employing 3000 people across 18 countries and making £4bn revenue. In this episode, Tim Smallbone speaks to Radius Founder and Chair Bill Holmes, and Inflexion Partner David Whileman, about Radius' story to date, the importance of taking your employees on the journey with you, and how the business is preparing to support its customers...

Pet supplement business Lintbells had been growing successfully in the UK for over 10 years when it decided to take its products across the pond and take on the notoriously tricky US market. In this episode, Tim speaks with Dr. John Howie, Lintbells co-founder, and Fiona Hope, Lintbells CEO, about why they decided to try and crack the US, the challenge of doing this during a global pandemic, and the lessons they learned along the w...